Vassilis Spanoulis

Greece's hoopsters avenged on Sunday their 73-72 loss to Great Britain in London three days earlier, winning 77-67 in Thessaloniki.

This was Greece's fourth game in the Eurobasket 2025 qualifiers, with the hosts rising to a 3-1 record.

Ten months ago, the EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers (which will be held in Cyprus) began, with the Greek national team (under the debut of Vassilis Spanoulis as coach) achieving two consecutive wins against the Czech Republic (72-64 at home) and the Netherlands (74-72 away).

Mike James gave an extensive interview where he spoke about how close he came to joining Olympiacos, his favorite title with Panathinaikos at SEF in 2017, his relationship with Dimitris Giannakopoulos, and his thoughts on the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) of Euroleague.

The American star of Monaco shared his thoughts with Amerikanos24.

On Dimitris Giannakopoulos:

Vassilis Spanoulis: Agrees to Take Over Monaco, Foreign Media Report
Greek national team coach Vassilis Spanoulis is ready to elevate his coaching career, as Serbian media report that he has agreed to take over Monaco, a team competing in the Euroleague.

Spanoulis and Hines were teammates at Olympiacos for two years, from 2011 to 2013, during which they won the Euroleague twice.

The American forward/center announced his retirement from professional basketball on Wednesday (September 4), ending a long and successful career in European basketball.

“We are a tough team that never gives up,” was the message sent by the national coach Vassilis Spanoulis after the game against Canada and the 86-79 defeat.

“The most important thing is that the boys never gave up. We have built this mentality in such a short period, a team that never stops fighting. We have seen this in all the official games. We are a tough team,” he told ERT.

Any issues that have arisen in recent hours are being set aside; everyone is putting on their best smile as we count down to the opening ceremony, which also marks the start of the Olympic Games.

The Greek men's basketball team qualified on Sunday to its first Olympic Games since 2008, beating Croatia in the final of the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Piraeus.

Greece triumphed 80-69 at the Peace and Friendship Stadium, sparking great celebrations by the 12,000 fans attending.

An impressive Greece dismissed the challenge of Slovenia on Saturday in the semifinal of the Olympic Qualification Tournament taking place in Piraeus this week, and advanced to the Sunday's final that offers a ticket to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

Our national team lived up to expectations in the first phase of the 2024 Pre-Olympic tournament, securing the top spot in the group with victories over the Dominican Republic and Egypt. As a result, Greece will play against Slovenia, led by Doncic, in the first semifinal of the SEF tournament on Saturday at 17:30.